cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
notice; attention; observation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
illegitimate child; secret love child
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
company; corporation; workplace
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
job hunting; job searching
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar